1835 50C MS63 PCGS. O-106, R.1. The 1 in the date tilts to
the right, and minor recutting shows on the stand of the 5. On the
reverse each of four stripes have one line extending to the second
crossbar. Rich powder-blue and sea-green peripheral patina frames
golden-brown and lilac-gray centers. Luster sweeps the lightly
abraded fields and devices. The 1835 is a "sleeper" date, a bit
scarcer than other Lettered Edge dates from the final decade of the
series.(Registry
values: N1793) (NGC ID# 24FZ, PCGS# 6168)

The Draped Bust Half Dollars of 1796-1797 by Jon Amato is the culmination of more than 10 years of research into the Draped Bust Small Eagle half dollar series, one of the most coveted type coins in American numismatics and one about which remarkably little has been written.

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